Jessica George Clara Badiuk was all smiles as she picked out a cake at the Church of the Holy Spirit’s Christmas tea and bake sale Saturday afternoon. The festivities also included door prizes, complimentary gifts, and dainties.
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Paige Desmond Cookies and cocoa with Santa at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday proved to be a success despite a few tears and apprehension of some of the youngsters. The event also featured Christmas books, decoration making, and all the tools needed to write letters to jolly St. Nick.
Duane Hicks Diane Maxey directed the annual Christmas cantata, this year entitled “Hope Has Hands,” yesterday afternoon at Rainycrest. The performance for the residents and their families was a warm-up for the actual cantata to be held this Sunday (Dec. 14) at 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. Admission is […]
Mitch Calvert Eager young goalies got put through the paces during Saturday’s goalie clinic at the Ice for Kids Arena. Co-ordinator Glenn Witherspoon heads the program, which is aimed at developing more goalie prospects in town. Much of Duncan Keith’s $5,000 donation to the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association will […]
Duane Hicks Sandy and Bob Wepruk, of the Fort Frances Pairs ’n Squares Squares, presented local residents Marj and Bert Smeeth with certificates from the Canadian Square and Round Dancing Society and the Sunset Country Squares in recognition of their 50 years of square dancing during a potluck and dance […]
Staff The outcome was the same, but the margin of victory was much closer than expected. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres (14-8-1) got two goals from Colton Kennedy en route to a 3-1 win over the Sioux Lookout Flyers 3-1 last night in the first of a five-game road swing. […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold both an inaugural meeting and regular one tomorrow starting at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Francis School library. During the inaugural meeting, there will be an election of a chair and vice-chair for the next year. Previously, Robert van Oort of […]
Peggy Revell The Wife of Bath, played by Justine Christie, looked on as the “Naughty Knight” (Cody Caul) learns he’ll have to marry an ugly old woman (Reece Brown) This is one of many stories in store when Fort High presents “The Canterbury Tales” on Dec. 11-13 starting at 7:13 […]
Duane Hicks Dorothy Wepruk perused the selection of packaged baked goods and other snacks laid out at the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Upscale” Bake Sale yesterday evening at the Little Beaver Snow Park lodge. The inaugural fundraiser saw about 50 people drop by, buy gifts, and mix-and-mingle, bringing in […]
Duane Hicks Florence Hill, a member of the local Legion ladies’ auxiliary, packaged up candy at the Legion yesterday afternoon to be put into care packages and sent to Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The auxiliary received very generous support from the public, with enough donated goods to fill four […]
Jessica George Alverne Boresiuk, left, picked up a poinsettia this morning from Donna Lowey at The Christmas Store as part of a Fort Frances High School senior band fundraiser for its upcoming trip to Italy during the March Break. The festive plant costs $12, with half of the proceeds going […]
Peggy Revell J.W. Walker’s Grade 7/8 band paid a visit to Rainycrest yesterday to bring some musical cheer to residents there. The band also performed its repertoire earlier this afternoon at Safeway.
